Nursing-bottle attachment.



G. MORAN. NURSING BOTTLE ATTACHMENT. APPLICATION FILED we. 15, 1911.

Patented A r. 16, 1912.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GENEVA 110mm, 0F THomAs'ron', MAINE.

NURSING-BOTTLE ATTACHMENT.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, GENEvA MORAN, a citizenof the United States, residing at Thomaston, in the county of York andState of Maine, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inNursing Bott-le Attachments, of which the following is a specifioation.

This invention relates to improvements in nursing bottles, and hasparticular reference to a device to be used, in connection with thenipple.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a device forattachment to the knob of the bottle to prevent the collapsing of thenipple.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view'ofthe neck of the bottle showing my device ap lied. Fig. 2 is a side viewof the neck 0 the bottle with the nipple removed. Fig. 3 is an end viewof the mouth of the bottle.

Referring to the drawings, 10 represents the neck of the bottle, and 11the usual lip therearound. My attachment comprises an elastic band 12which is adapted to insert on the neck of the bottle just beneath thelip 11, and secured to the band at diametrically opposite points asrepresented at 13 and extending upwardly across the mouth of the bottleis an elastic strip 14 one end of said stri extending below the band 12as at 15, and said extension adapted when the nipple is applied to thebottle, to extend a sli ht distance below the lower edge thereo When thenipple 16 is applied to the bot- Speciflcation of Letters Patent.

Application filed August 15, 1911.

Patented Apr. 16, 1912. Serial No. 844,215.

t-le, its ed e completely covers the band 12, said barn? being ofsuitable thickness to hold the nipple a slight distance outwardly fromthe bottle, and the ends of the strip 14 which provide a doublethickness at the points 13 hold the nipple a little farther away fromthe bottle, so that the circulation of air may be had under the nippleand across the mouth of the bottle. Thus when the nipple becomesflattened in the act of nursing, the space rovided by the doublethickness at 13 wil permit air to pass up into the nipple and restorethe nipple to its distended position. The device 18 so constructed andarranged that it is not necessary to remove the nipple from the mouth toits normal condition, it being only necessary to stop the suction torestore the nipple to normal condition.

What is claimed is:

An attachment for nursing bottles comprising an elastic band forencircling the mouth of the bottle below the lip thereof, and an elasticstrip extending across the mouth of the bottle and secured atdiametrically opposite points to said band, one end of said stripextending below said band, and ada ted to extend below the nipple whenapp ied, whereby air may enter between the neck of the bottle and thenipple.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature, in the presence of twowitnesses.

GENEVA MORAN.

Witnesses:

NAN J. BENNER, LAURA B. S'rIMPsoN.

